The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler

Date

'La Note Rouge' was incorrectly catalogued as a watercolour sold in 1892, in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1320).

Note in Red: The Siesta, Terra Foundation for American Art

It has been identified as the oil painting Note in Red: The Siesta y254.

Images

Subject

Sitter

See Note in Red: The Siesta y254.

Technique

Technique

See Note in Red: The Siesta y254.

History

Provenance

'La Note Rouge' was sold by Whistler to David Croal Thomson (1855-1930) in 1891. ¹ It has been identified as Note in Red: The Siesta y254.

Bibliography

Catalogues Raisonnés

• MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 1320) as 'Note Rouge'.
• Young, Andrew McLaren, Margaret F. MacDonald, Robin Spencer, and Hamish Miles, The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler, New Haven and London, 1980 (cat. no. 254) as 'Note in Red: The Siesta'.